Romans 4:2 KJV
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
This entire chapter is an illustration of the truth that justification and salvation are the result of faith and not of works. Abraham is set forth as the great example (though David is also quoted in this chapter).
But it is important to keep in mind that, while his works did not justify him, Abraham did work.
He left the Ur of Chaldees
He offered sacrifices to God
He offered Isaac as a sacrifice when requested to do so by the Lord
The Bible does not teach lazy faith. The Bible does not encourage a kind of faith that claims to believe but then lives just as if one did not believe.
Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him as righteousness, but also Abraham believed God and it was evident in his action.
There is a caution here; it is so easy to change the evidence into the substance. It is so easy to put our faith in our activity rather than our God. But that said, though faith saves and not works, faith does work.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
This entire chapter is an illustration of the truth that justification and salvation are the result of faith and not of works. Abraham is set forth as the great example (though David is also quoted in this chapter).
But it is important to keep in mind that, while his works did not justify him, Abraham did work.
He left the Ur of Chaldees
He offered sacrifices to God
He offered Isaac as a sacrifice when requested to do so by the Lord
The Bible does not teach lazy faith. The Bible does not encourage a kind of faith that claims to believe but then lives just as if one did not believe.
Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him as righteousness, but also Abraham believed God and it was evident in his action.
There is a caution here; it is so easy to change the evidence into the substance. It is so easy to put our faith in our activity rather than our God. But that said, though faith saves and not works, faith does work.
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